原文
"She looks neat and proper. I like that way of fixing her hair. But I
expect she'll ruin that dress driving over there in the dust and dew
with it, and it looks most too thin for these damp nights. Organdy's the
most unserviceable stuff in the world anyhow, and I told Matthew so when
he got it. But there is no use in saying anything to Matthew nowadays.
Time was when he would take my advice, but now he just buys things for
Anne regardless, and the clerks at Carmody know they can palm anything
off on him. Just let them tell him a thing is pretty and fashionable,
and Matthew plunks his money down for it. Mind you keep your skirt clear
of the wheel, Anne, and put your warm jacket on."
語彙など
- neat:品のよい,こぎれいな
- proper:きちんとした
- ruin:台無しにする
- dust:ほこり
- dew:露
- damp:湿った,ジメジメした
- organdy:オーガンディー,薄くて手触りの硬い綿の布
- unserviceable:無用の,役に立たない
- regardless:お構いなく
- clerk:店員
- palm:〜をこっそり取って（人）に渡す
- fashionable:流行の
- plunk down:(金を)ポンと出す
- keep clear of:〜に近づかない,〜を避けている
- wheel:車輪